Category: RTW Travel

  • Goddesses, Obelisks and Dams, oh my!

    Goddesses, Obelisks and Dams, oh my!

    Egypt feels like the Land of Oz at times…just one magical adventure after another!  Close on the heels of our amazing experience at Abu Simbel, we made our way to our next stop, Aswan.  Here we had the opportunity to see both ancient and modern marvels. Temple of Isis at Philae One of the archaeological sites…

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  • Amazing Abu Simbel!

    Amazing Abu Simbel!

    After an incredible and quick immersion into Egypt by exploring the pyramids, Abu Simbel ratcheted up the “wow” factor a notch! This didn’t just happen – as always there’s a story and a journey involved! Day two started with a 4am wake up call to fly from Cairo to Abu Simbel, a UNESCO World Heritage…

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  • Perfect Pyramids!

    Perfect Pyramids!

    We were so excited to continue our hunt to see as many Wonders of the World as we could. So far, we have seen 5 of the man made wonders of the world: the Colosseum in Italy, Petra in Jordan, The Taj Mahal in India, The Great Wall of China, and Machu Piccu in Peru.  Finally,…

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  • An Exchange to Remember!

    An Exchange to Remember!

    Waiting for your kids to come home from an overseas trip is nerve wracking.  Although you know an exchange experience is a great for them – the fact they are over 7000 km away makes it tough.  I guess this is something we will have to get used to.  We couldn’t wait for Zoe and…

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  • Our French Speaking Experience

    Our French Speaking Experience

    Have you ever gone to a foreign country where the primary language is not your own and tried to live like a local?  This is exactly what Mikhaila and I did as part of our language exchange, and it is not as easy as you might think.   The idea behind our exchange was so…

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